Best Cars in CPM 2 by Use Case

There is no single "best car" in CPM 2 — it depends on what you're doing, and car class decides which events you can enter. These are community-recommended picks, not a controlled comparison by this wiki.

Best first car: Volkswagen Scirocco

At roughly 18,000 cash, the Scirocco is cheap, light, and — crucially — a famous engine swap platform. A documented creator build (M838T engine, supercharger, ZF4HP22 gearbox, stage 3 clutch, E85 fuel) runs the drag strip in 6.5–6.7 seconds — beating stock supercars.

Best money grinder: Honda Civic Type R (EK9)

The EK9 Civic (183 hp stock) is the go-to for farming Track 1: cheap to buy and tune, quick enough to win consistently. Use E85 fuel, extra steering angle, and keep traction control on. Details in how to make money.

Best drag platform: it depends on class

Drag classes are performance-banded (unlimited, S9, S10…), so "best" means "best within the band":

• Unlimited class: hypercars like the Koenigsegg Agera R and Bugatti Chiron dominate — see the Agera R fastest build.
• Lower bands: a tuned cheap car wins. Some builders even remove a turbo to drop into a lower class.

Best drift starter: Nissan Silvia S13

The S13 is the classic drift platform — RWD, cheap, and happy with angle. Community builds swap in a 2JZ twin-turbo. Full setup theory in best drift car.

Best flex: premium coin cars

Premium coin cars (like the Supra MK5, in the ~100,000-coin bracket) hold the highest resale value and turn heads at car meets.

The honest answer

For 90% of players the best progression is: Scirocco → tuned Civic for grinding → save coins for a premium car matched to your favorite discipline.